Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1887-03-18
Inconsistency of the Ring.

tue city Oh Baltimore are larce, ana tnat
this condition of affairs must be remedicd
because by these means unscrupulsus poll
licians gain control sHd dictate the policy
OF the State and party. The letters Of Cow.
en-, which have never been answered, de-
monstratc this fact beyond all question:
Dsmning US Il is that there should ever have
been an occasion for such letters, it is doubly
danning to US as Democrats that ne one la
tho State can deny one word Of their abso
lutte truthfulDess
Charley Keys answers by calliag him n
railroad attorney, but he does net deny that
he and Higgins burnt the ballots
The Baltimore Sun is rsd.hot because
Coweu declares that the city is governed by
the crimipal class, but the Sun, whsn It
suited its purpose, has declared the sane
thing over aud ever again.
No one says that Hodges Is criminal,
but we do assert that he was nominated and
elected by criminals and by criminal
means" Recolcct, my fellsw-democrats,
these State politicians are pattiug the poor,
old Sun on the back, aud, silly as 1t seems u
US, arc promising TO make its son.in-law
Governor of Maryland.
met the other day an Old and valued
friend who is sincerely DESTROYS Of COED
government, and In discussing current top.
les be remarked that he did not like this
reform movement" | asked him in aston
ishment, why? The answer came quick as
a shot, 81 do not like Brad. johnson or Cow
an Brad. made good deal of money out
of Virginia in the settlement OF her canal
claim, aud Cowan is an attorney for the Bal
timore and Ohio railroad" Very well, says
|, If yeu hold their up us representative
Reformers we will compare them with two
representative Regulars. How do you like
Jshn p. Poe and Bernard Carter. In the
canal case you speak OF, Poe was Johnson
partner, aud they divided cent for cent
Now Brad. Jshnssn Is asking for nothing
but a chance to have his vote counted I,
whilst the last Legislature appropriated u
large sum, | do not remember how much
to pay Johnny Poe for doing nothing con-
tractsd for by the State, or for which the
State was in any manner responsible. The
vote on this question was considered test
of party fealty, by the Regulars, in the last
Legislature. Members were elbewed and
reminded OF his brilliant services to the par
ty, and yet Poe is held up as democrat
who never held an Office" Which is more
Objectionable to you, johnson, the civilian,
or Poe the pensisner Of the State?
You say Cewan is the attorney for the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad. Well, how
about Bernard Carter? Do you know that
lie is chief attorney for the Pennsylvania
railroad! Do you know that he denounced
in unmeasured terms the present coterie of
State Politicians, when they were all ON the
side Of the Baltimore and Ohio, and against
his system, placing his impieus hands on
even the sacred head OF A. p. German,
branding him as the "Generalissimo of the
lobby, marshaiing his forces with his peck
cts full of money wrung from the csffers Of
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad ?" Do you
know that all of this party, backed by the
Baltimore San, were the sworn allies of the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad until she re.
fused TO pay tribute to them any longer and
that then they all turned against her? De
you know that these same gentlemen, who
are now crying out so loudly against rail.
road domination, absolutely made Bernard
Carter, this chief attorney for the Pennsyl-
vania read, City Solicitor for the city of
Baltimore? Consider in how many cases
the interests Of the city of Baltimore and
this Railroad must clash and see il YOU can
imagine why ami wherefore this thing was
DONE This office pays on an average thirty
thousand dollars, and yet, with the example
Of Carter before your eyes, you talk Of Jno.
K. Cowan. lie is asking for no office, but
he wsuld like 10 have his vote counted
When he does ask for an Office VIC will
search his record. As long as he tells me
the PLAIN truth | viii find no fault with him
But there is another reason fer all this
talk about the Baltimore and Ohio railroad.
Not long ago tho Pennsylvania road made
an alliance, offensive aud defensive, with
The West Virginia Central or Germans
49,. 4.
amount OF hall million dollars When
you talk TO mo Of railroad domination am
inclined 10 look ii II is blind for the pur.
pose Of fastening the iangs Of foreign cor.
psration into our vitals. sec 40 reason to
fear everything emanatius fran Il Baltimore
aud Ohio standpoint and heap up every.
thing, evcn our canal, into the lap ol "a
system. When | re6,oilcct
that these same parties, who are naw trying
to stir uPa side issue absut monopolics,
have always hccn the steadlast supporters,
aiders and ahettors Of monopoies, natu
rally distrust them.
But" says hs at Inst, "these men are
boilers, and il VIC would keep the party in.
tact we must punish them. Mayer Hodges
aud the Baltimore Sun both say that boilers
must have no places at the government Ia.
bic" Well, your Regulars dc not object To
recognizing Burke and Kennedy, both Of
whom were boilers, and yet they placed
them high mp at their table and made them,
cut-throats as they were. Judge, Of Election
to not receive honest ballots.
Read this editorial OF the Sun at is the
scandalous practice, year after year, Of tick
cts fixed and primaries manipulated; of ba,.
let boxes stuffed and returns ialsified--the
same gang are always uppermost and the
same faces nrc always grinning behind the
party mask. In such state OF affairs, OK.
isting now and palPable to the public eye
and ear, the duty Of the Democratic voter is
as plain as day-it is TO defeat them il
the only way he can defeat them, and that
Is by defeating their Nominees"
My friend, that is what we are fighting
against. Neither you nor myself wish 10 Sc,
the nominees oil the Democratic party de
feateA. + csc professional politicians wsuld
beat them whenever il suited their purpos -
To escape defeat we must have honest pri
maries and honest elections Our peeps
are becoming FESTIVE. they see twenty on.
votes coming from manipulated primaries III
the city OF Baltimore and overriding by theil
votes the voice of the whole of Western
Maryland. They see the lobbyists enabled
to carry, by such agencies, any measure
through our Legislature and levying tribute
on any man wishing 10 secure honest legis.
lation. The facts are admittea-how lsng
will our people stand III As said before
there is no question about Johnson an,
Cowan. The matter Is in the hands OF ouI
people to determine at our primaries.
Give US homes. men, under no boss con.
troll, and we will have honest legislation -
The counties must see 10 il that We have